San Vicente de Cañete weather in August

In August, San Vicente de Cañete sees average daytime highs of 17°C and overnight lows near 15°C, with 2 mm of rain across 0.3 wet days and about 11.6 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 17°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 65% of the time in August, and the air most often feels comfortable.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 24 min at the start of August to 11 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is San Vicente de Cañete's 1st-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see San Vicente de Cañete's year-round climate.

Daytime high
17°
12th warmest
Overnight low
15°
1st coldest
Rainfall
2 mm
0.3 wet days
Daylight
11 h 36 min
6:23 AM – 5:56 PM
Cloud cover
36%
1st clearest
Wind
16 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
5.75 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.0
out of 10

San Vicente de Cañete is capital city of Cañete, Lima, Peru.

Founded
1556

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 17°C through the month.

A typical August day in San Vicente de Cañete reaches about 17°C in the afternoon and slips back to 15°C overnight — a 2°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 16°C and 18°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with July and on par with September.

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San Vicente de Cañete weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 12th-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan22° / 20°72.112.77.3
Feb23° / 21°92.712.47.3
Mar22° / 21°72.212.17.4
Apr21° / 19°20.411.77.8
May19° / 18°20.311.47.8
Jun18° / 16°20.311.27.4
Jul17° / 15°30.511.37.1
Aug17° / 15°20.311.67.0
Sep17° / 15°10.111.97.0
Oct18° / 16°1012.37.1
Nov19° / 17°10.112.67.3
Dec20° / 18°20.412.87.4

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 65% of the time in August, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 25% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 11%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

San Vicente de Cañete gets around 2 mm of rain over 0.3 wet days in August. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 1% and peaks near 2% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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Humidity in August

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of August feels comfortable — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, August lands in the comfortable band about 95% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
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Wind in August

Winds average 16 km/h in August, the windiest month of the year.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 16 km/h on the calmest days to 16 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
116light breeze
216light breeze
316light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in August

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Daylight runs from about 11 h 24 min at the start of August to 11 h 42 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 18 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 6:29 AM to 6:14 AM, and sunset from 5:54 PM to 5:58 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.46:295:54
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311.46:285:54
411.46:285:55
511.56:285:55
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1911.66:215:57
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Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 5.75 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.86 kWh/m² to a high of 7.24 kWh/m² in November across the year — August's 5.75 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit San Vicente de Cañete?

Our two travel scores rate August for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

7.0
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
1.5
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

August is one of the better times to visit San Vicente de Cañete for general sightseeing.

What to pack for San Vicente de Cañete in August

From August's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In August, San Vicente de Cañete sees daytime highs around 17°C and nights near 15°C. Worth packing: a warm layer and sun protection.

a warm layersun protection

Sea temperature near San Vicente de Cañete in August

The nearest coast averages about 17°C in August — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea offshore is warmest in February at about 21°C and coldest in September near 17°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Jan 1 to Apr 21 — about 3.6 months when the water holds above 20°C.

16°18°20°22°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDeccoolrefreshingcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan21Refreshing
Feb21Refreshing
Mar21Refreshing
Apr20Refreshing
May19Cool
Jun18Cool
Jul18Cool
Aug17Cool
Sep17Cool
Oct17Cool
Nov18Cool
Dec19Cool

UV index in San Vicente de Cañete in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 10 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in San Vicente de Cañete peaks around February 12 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 22 at about 8 (very high).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeFeb 12UV 16Jun 22UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb16Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May10Very high
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug10Extreme
Sep11Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec14Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is San Vicente de Cañete?

San Vicente de Cañete sits at 13.1°S, 76.4°W, 45 m above sea level, in Peru. The nearest listed city is Imperial, 4.0 km away.

Topography around San Vicente de Cañete

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of San Vicente de Cañete.

Within 3 km, the terrain around San Vicente de Cañete has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 189 m around an average of 47 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 873 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 4,960 m.

The land around San Vicente de Cañete is covered by cropland (43%) within 3 km, bare terrain (35%) and water (31%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (37%) and water (34%) within 80 km.

3 km
189 m
16 km
873 m
80 km
4,960 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
August weather nearby: Imperial 4.0 km · Nuevo Imperial 7.0 km · Chincha Alta 46 km · Mala 54 km · San Clemente 70 km · Pisco 73 km · Paracas 89 km · Villa Poeta José Gálvez Barrenechea 111 km

Peru travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type A / B / C
220 V · 60 Hz
Prices
≈ 51% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$9,684
2025
Happiness
6.0 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
49%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
8.6
per 100k, 2021
Road deaths
13.6
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Upper middle
World Bank
English
Moderate
EF EPI 519
Religion
Catholic 76%Evangelical Christian 16%no religion 5%other religions 3%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for San Vicente de Cañete (-13.0756°, -76.3853°, elevation 45 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).